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Will banning gang patches actually make New Zealand safer?

Luxon didn't meet the hīkoi, but he won't be able to hide from what comes next

New Zealand's new 'anti-scam czar' gets to work

The haka that circled the globe

How the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill played out

On the frontlines of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti

Horrific, heartbreaking, wrong: Who apologised, and how

A national apology and what's left unsaid

Inside the urgent race to solve homelessness in Aotearoa

Stage set for Treaty Principles Bill showdown

The morning after the night before: Trump returns to the White House

Conflicts over conflicts: Why perception in politics matters

Todd McClay, trade, and the spectre of Trump

Small steps toward a second harbour crossing for Auckland

The Mike King backlash has quickly turned political. Will it change anything?

Suspected suicide numbers are still high. Can a new action plan turn it around?

Do we still need a regular postal service?

The presidential race enters the home stretch

The quiet review that could have far-reaching consequences

Luxon to meet King as Commonwealth heads gather

Wellington mayor 'not fighting' decision to bring in an observer

The unanswered questions in the Andrew Bayly story

Shane Jones, prince of the provinces, looks to the big wide world

The Greens draw a long line under the Tana saga

Victory declared in war against the 'inflation beast'

Will the Wellington Council survive until the next election?

Coalition aligned on push to attract foreign investment

One year on from Election 2023, what do we know about the next?

Luxon in Laos: PM meets with Modi as time ticks on inking India free trade deal

The sun peeks through the economic clouds, but when will it fully emerge?

An ecological disaster looms off the coast of Samoa

More media upheaval: Is TVNZ right to axe its online news offering?

The ‘self-perpetuating downward spiral’ in our mental health system

The lives that could be saved by creating a 'smokefree generation'

More census data incoming: What is there left to learn?

Foodstuffs merger declined, so what happens next?

Hospital call adds insult to injury for 'forgotten' South

PSA: It's the last day to get free Covid-19 tests

War on the waggers: How David Seymour plans to see truancy stats turned around

The tax questions circling Chris Hipkins and Labour

Outgoing police boss hopes the role remains politically neutral

Is the end of 'wfh' what Wellington needs?

The half-a-million-dollar decision that still haunts the book industry

Gangs bill passes as debate brews over future of gun registry

Recession or not, the short term economic outlook is murky

Inside the government’s beleaguered bid to reduce violent crime

Are credit checks for 'buy now, pay later' schemes enough?

Minister open to upping fines for drivers caught using their phone

Peeking behind the curtain of Budget 2024

Should we be more worried about mpox?

The human face of the electricity crisis

The epic story of The Spinoff’s first 10 years

Air New Zealand braces for turbulence

What does the future of the Kīngitanga look like?

Farewelling a King

Will the rising visitor levy mean fewer tourists or richer tourists?

The politics of potholes

What happened to the Ministry of Health’s ‘evidence brief’ on puberty blockers?

Petrol, parking, public transport: Change is on the way for our roads

Health NZ offers redundancies – but who will fill the gaps?

Why the PM was quizzed on the harms of nicotine

Hard questions await the PM in the Pacific as oil and gas exploration to return

A fast-track backtrack

Who regulates the Ministry of Regulation?

Christopher Luxon's simple message for councils: get back to basics

How ballooning costs led to the mothballing of the Christ Church Cathedral rebuild

New poll exposes coalition's race relations challenge as treaty bill rears its head

The road to driver drug testing is paved with complexities

The plan to overturn the short-lived animal exports ban is still afloat

Is the latest drama at Health NZ just the beginning?

Why today's cash rate announcement has economists in a whirl

The green light flicks on for tougher beneficiary sanctions

A glorious and historic Olympics campaign comes to an end

The new way New Zealanders will get their water

Youth bear brunt of rising unemployment ahead of 'economist's Superbowl'

What sent the stock market haywire?

The quiet demise of the Modern Slavery Act

School maths revamp on the cards

Is parliament a safe workplace for MPs?

The charter school debate rages on

Is an 'affordable' first home finally in sight?

Get ready, your much-hyped tax cut is almost here

Inside the murky world of spending surcharges

Revisiting the cost of dying

10 questions about the abuse in care inquiry asked and answered

What you need to know ahead of the abuse in care inquiry report

A $1.4bn turnaround job for Health NZ

Breaking: Joe Biden leaves the presidential race. What happens now?

Calls for airfare inquiry: Are we in a cost of flying crisis?

The missing diary entry that’s still dogging Shane Jones

Pharmac, Act and the Treaty of Waitangi

What’s going on at The Warehouse?

Trump attack could help former president return to the White House

Are we gas guzzling our way deeper into the climate crisis?

Mr Luxon goes to Washington

A reform of local government was scrapped. What happens now?

Why the Greens aren’t booting Darleen Tana out of parliament (yet)

The stunt marketing campaign for a new mental health charity, and how it went terribly wrong

The day Newshub ends, and Stuff’s major gamble begins

It's the end of the UK election campaign. Can we learn anything from it?

An unexpected (and overdue) helping hand for the media

What's new in the new quarterly action plan?

The July 1 changes and what they mean for you

What’s worse than a cut? Funding going to zero. Inside the fraught end of KiwiSaaS

Trouble in coalition paradise? NZ First ‘agrees to disagree’ on Covid inquiry

Pharmac budget boost goes beyond National’s cancer drug promise

Aratere grounding raises bigger questions

We’ve reached the shortest day, but winter illnesses haven’t slowed down

The state of the economy, and the power of the 'R' word

Luxon defends 'c-list' faux pas, but business leaders reportedly unimpressed

Could granny flats help solve our housing crisis?

Can Labour win back Auckland?

The parallels between 1984 and today

‘Brain drain’ déjà vu as New Zealanders leave the country in record numbers

Australia’s hardline deportation policy and what it means for the government

Foreign affairs and Fieldays top of the political agenda

Questions swirling after allegations against three political parties

The ongoing battle to enforce our anti-vaping regulations

Time ticking for decision on greyhound racing ban

Students end rent strike, but call for further action

Five things you might have missed over the long weekend

Budget 2024 in 10 crucial reads

The Budget 2024 preview edition

Why Covid-19 is back in the headlines

The Broadcasting Act turns 35 and critics say an update is long overdue

The plan to train – and retain – more teachers in New Zealand

Our mental health crisis, and the $24m questions

The sudden death of the first home grant

Why Tauranga is going to the polls a year early

What the future holds for Kāinga Ora

The left gears up for 2026 – and beyond

What’s happening in New Caledonia and Vanuatu, and why it matters to NZ

With two weeks to go, what do we know about Budget 2024?

Strike Force Raptor 3.0? The new anti-gang unit, and the questions that remain

What the Court of Appeal’s latest ruling means for the future of the Waitangi Tribunal

Why the UK parliament is monitoring our fast-track consenting bill

Could you be about to lose your power?

A busy week at school for David Seymour

How the lessons from Covid-19 could help us prepare for bird flu

Messy press conference prompts correction over Corrections funding

A week on, the school phone ban is (mostly) winning praise

Legal action and bullying allegations: Peters and Genter knock government agenda off its perch

Unemployment up, business confidence down

Foreign minister speech tipped to shed light on Aukus involvement

Poll serves government an unwelcome entrée to the Budget

Mr Goldsmith goes to Geneva

Media industry sheds few tears for minister Lee

Gloomy vibe from infrastructure sector as RMA changes unveiled

Government chalks up 'tough on crime' point with resurrected three strikes law

Lending rule changes a prelude to bigger overhaul of CCCFA

20,000 more on jobseeker benefits than this time last year

Over 3,000 public service jobs now proposed to go

The future of news on Three

Mega tunnel idea prompts anger and satire but finds a couple of champions

PM eyes new export markets on week-long Southeast Asian tour

Does Melissa Lee have a plan to help media?

A shocking night in parliament and a victory for fairness

Do MPs deserve a pay rise?

The government's nine big goals for 2030

Growing number of homeowners falling behind on their mortgage

Homes of the future to be built with cheaper, more varied building supplies

Scale of public service job cuts becomes clearer as restructure plans roll out

Taking decisions and raising the energy: the government's new action plan

All change for minimum wages, EV charges, mortgage interest and more

A Budget Policy Statement that said a little less than expected

China rifles through our digital drawers

Why Civil Defence was under-prepared and overwhelmed by Cyclone Gabrielle

Wellington counts the cost of public sector cuts

Customers getting a raw deal from competition-averse major banks

Dramatic drop in people worried about law and order as youth crime figures soar. Why?

Questions mount about how tax cuts will be funded and what they will look like

Peters' Nazi comparison pushes Greens' bad week from the headlines

Why council rates are going up and up

Why all eyes are on a council meeting in Wellington today

A government on the fast track making no apologies about it

Seymour readies to regulate regulation

Landlords celebrate a happy new tax year

TVNZ braces for bad news as Seymour accuses media of 'enormous self-pity'

Government wants landlords to pitch in and help end emergency housing crisis

Merits of school lunches unpacked, as military-style academies prepped for service

War on future potholes as public transport funding cut, tax and fees to rise for drivers

Political entitlements in an austere era

What's comes next after the 100 day plan is ticked off? Another one.

The pointy political questions after yesterday's breaking news about breaking news

The Māori Health Authority is all but gone, so what will replace it?

Is a hawkish stance enough or will the Reserve Bank strike with a hike?

Top cop casts doubt on government's gang plan

Cost of living pushes child poverty rates to pre-Covid highs

Collins knew the power of words, was often a man of few

What's next for Labour now Robertson has signed off?

National treads familiar territory with welfare ‘reset’ signalling

Luxon promises 'tough love' in bleak State of the Nation speech

Environmentalists fearful of government's business-first approach

Port Hills blaze still not contained and spreading

Brown v Brown: mayor makes good on transport project threat

Three Waters gone by end of February

Rising poll numbers bolster Act's Treaty principles pushback

Auckland tax cut fuels electric vehicle woes

Prime minister brings hammer down on Treaty bill

Messages both striking and safe delivered at Waitangi

A wary welcome to Waitangi for Luxon and Seymour

The curious case of Casey Costello and the tobacco taxes

A black January on New Zealand's roads

James Shaw goneburger

A call to arms for Wellingtonians

David Seymour says he won't back down on Treaty bill

Wellington’s water woes may be getting worse

Cost of living pressures continue to ease

New Zealand enters a new Middle East conflict

Tourism operators celebrate international visitor bounce-back

A joyful assertion of mana motuhake

A windy road ahead for sustainable transport choices

NCEA pass rates fall as education sector preps for a testing 2024

Golriz Ghahraman's resignation raises questions about life in political spotlight

Calls for leadership and delivery: kickstarting the political year ahead

A brighter tomorrow? The NZ economic outlook for 2024